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Restraint : a new foundation for U.S. grand strategy / Barry R. Posen.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, (c)2014.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780801470875
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • JZ1312 .R478 2014
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
What is grand strategy? -- The path to liberal hegemony -- The geo-strategic position of the United States -- Causes and consequences -- The perils of liberal hegemony -- Direct costs -- The balance of power -- The allies -- Identity politics and intervention -- Military power and intervention -- Overstated benefits -- Persistent problems -- The case for restraint -- The geo-political interests of the United States -- Nuclear weapons: dilemmas, dangers, opportunities -- The struggle with Al Qaeda and the enduring risk of international terrorism -- Implementing restraint in key regions -- The problems of transition to restraint -- Integrated reforms -- The military strategy of restraint -- Command of the commons -- The insights of maritime strategy -- Force structure -- Global force posture -- Affordable and effective -- Conclusion: a sustained debate -- Critiques of restraint -- Notes -- Index.
Subject: "The United States, Barry R. Posen argues in Restraint, has grown incapable of moderating its ambitions in international politics. Since the collapse of Soviet power, it has pursued a grand strategy that he calls 'liberal hegemony, ' one that Posen sees as unnecessary, counterproductive, costly, and wasteful. Written for policymakers and observers alike, Restraint explains precisely why this grand strategy works poorly and then provides [an] ... alternative grand strategy and an associated military strategy and force structure"--Dust jacket flap.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: the evolution of post-Cold War US grand strategy -- What is grand strategy? -- The path to liberal hegemony -- The geo-strategic position of the United States -- Causes and consequences -- The perils of liberal hegemony -- Direct costs -- The balance of power -- The allies -- Identity politics and intervention -- Military power and intervention -- Overstated benefits -- Persistent problems -- The case for restraint -- The geo-political interests of the United States -- Nuclear weapons: dilemmas, dangers, opportunities -- The struggle with Al Qaeda and the enduring risk of international terrorism -- Implementing restraint in key regions -- The problems of transition to restraint -- Integrated reforms -- The military strategy of restraint -- Command of the commons -- The insights of maritime strategy -- Force structure -- Global force posture -- Affordable and effective -- Conclusion: a sustained debate -- Critiques of restraint -- Notes -- Index.

"The United States, Barry R. Posen argues in Restraint, has grown incapable of moderating its ambitions in international politics. Since the collapse of Soviet power, it has pursued a grand strategy that he calls 'liberal hegemony, ' one that Posen sees as unnecessary, counterproductive, costly, and wasteful. Written for policymakers and observers alike, Restraint explains precisely why this grand strategy works poorly and then provides [an] ... alternative grand strategy and an associated military strategy and force structure"--Dust jacket flap.

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